I am happy to announce this year's iteration of Maryland Fall, which will be held on Saturday, September 30th, 2017. This tournament will be run using our 2017 Maryland Fall housewrite, head-edited by Jordan Brownstein, the head editor of the 2016 PACE NSC. For more information regarding our set's distribution and target difficulty, and for mirror inquiries, please consult this thread.

We are going to have a soft cap at 24 teams that is subject to change based on interest in playing our tournament.

Location and ScheduleTeams will meet in Francis Scott Key Hall at 8:15 AM so we can start matches by 9 AM. We will have preliminary rounds before lunch and a rebracket after lunch followed by a finals round if necessary. Lunch will not be offered, but we will provide information on the eating options on and around campus on the day of the tournament.

FeesBase Fee: $75Working Buzzer Discount: -$5Experienced Staffer Discount: -$10Travel Discount: -$10 per 100 mi.New to Quizbowl: -$15 for teams that have not played pyramidal quizbowl since September 2014Minimum Fee: $45

All checks should be made out to "Maryland Academic Quiz Team."

RegistrationIf you are interested in attending our tournament, please send an email to me at weijia05@yahoo.com with the number of teams, working buzzers, experienced staffers, and number of staffer laptops that you will be bringing to our tournament. Please provide a team contact with their cellphone number.

We hope you will join us for what will be an exciting competition in the DC metro area!

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Hey guys, not sure if this is possible but could we move the tournament back? I'm representing the Georgetown Day quiz bowl team and we'd love to attend but unfortunately, Yom Kippur is on the same day. Any chance we could move the tournament back a week?

zachblank22 wrote:Hey guys, not sure if this is possible but could we move the tournament back? I'm representing the Georgetown Day quiz bowl team and we'd love to attend but unfortunately, Yom Kippur is on the same day. Any chance we could move the tournament back a week?

Thanks!

Unfortunately, we realized that this conflict existed long after we originally set the date for this tournament. At this point, moving this tournament back in time would unfairly affect teams who have already registered for the tournament. We sincerely apologize for the oversight and hope that you can attend future events at the University of Maryland.

An important update: we just hit our soft cap of 24 teams. Depending on interest and the availability of facilities, we might be able to relax this cap, so please email me if you are still interested in attending this tournament!

Thank you again to all the teams who came to Maryland Fall last Saturday--it was a pleasure to have you, and we hope that you are interested in attending future tournaments! Teams in the championship playoff bracket (TJ A, Blair A and B, RM A, Downingtown STEM, and Lehigh Valley) qualified for the PACE NSC; this information has been submitted to PACE accordingly.